# Ability to turn off in-viewport menu items

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-turn-off-in-viewport-menu-items/19932>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 19, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-turn-off-in-viewport-menu-items/19932 "2022-06-19T10:10:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![benaston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@benaston](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benaston)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-turn-off-in-viewport-menu-items/19932/1 "2022-06-19T10:10:14Z")

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Once a user knows how to use the app, in-viewport menu items mostly get in the way.

Please enable non-novice users to disable these.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Gy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/peter_gy/32/9251_2.png) [@Peter\_Gy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_Gy)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-turn-off-in-viewport-menu-items/19932/2 "2022-06-20T11:12:11Z")

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Which one do you mean exactly? Visualization & 2D Drawings?

How do they get in the way?

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**Author:** ![benaston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@benaston](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benaston)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-turn-off-in-viewport-menu-items/19932/3 "2022-06-24T12:49:51Z")

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Those menu items exist within the workspace viewport, with a z-index of infinity. This means that if I am using a tool and I need to use that tool within a location within the viewport that exists “behind” one of those menu items, I either accidentally make a menu selection with my mouse, or I am forced to change the camera position. For users familiar with the app, neither of the menus shown in the question above needs to be visible.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Gy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/peter_gy/32/9251_2.png) [@Peter\_Gy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_Gy)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-turn-off-in-viewport-menu-items/19932/4 "2022-06-27T11:26:46Z")

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Got it, thanks – they can indeed be in the way in that case. We are working on a design that’d make them smaller and less in the way on desktop platforms.

Out of curiosity, what do you typically use to access these tools if not the side menu?

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**Author:** ![benaston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@benaston](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benaston)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-turn-off-in-viewport-menu-items/19932/5 "2022-07-18T09:16:37Z")

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I typically use the keyboard. ie. starting to type the name of the menu item I need “mir…” \> “Mirror”.

Note that the “keyboard menu” could be improved to put commonly used commands that start with that letter combination in first place in preference to others. eg. “Sp…” \> “Split” and NOT “Create Spline” because I almost never use “Create Spline” or used “Split” last time.